Cheap Eats: 1872 Cafe is modern coffee shop at historic site

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Apr. 10, 2013

Murals honor trailblazing women at 1872 Café.

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When an address of historic magnitude such as 431 W. Main St. is up for a makeover, it's comforting to know that a progressive church got there before Starbucks did.

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The 1872 Café, which opened last summer to mark the 92nd anniversary of the 19th Amendment, has all the amenities of a 21st century coffee shop: wireless Internet connection, the full monty of coffee-based drinks, nice pastries and casual soup-salad-sandwich lineup, and inspiring graphics and artwork. The modern, spacious, light-filled café, under the ...